Qianlong Vase to Headline Sotheby’s Hong Kong Fall Sale

Rare imperial vase goes to auction in Sothebys Hong Kong, similar examples without the fame of this have sold for $45 million at auction.

A rare vase from the Imperial collection of the Chinese Emperor Qianlong, which has remained in a private Japanese collection for almost a century, will lead the upcoming fall sale of Sotheby’s Hong Kong, the auction house announced Friday.